Tag: Malayalam Movies

Kalamkaval – Vinayakan and Mammootty elevate a generic thriller with their performances

Official Trailer:  Kalamkaval is an excellent example of how a generic serial killer story can be made interesting with a tight screenplay, a smart twist, and excellent performances from the lead actors Mammootty and Vinayakan. Kalamkaval is not a who done it thriller, here we know the identity of the killer in the opening sequence itself. What a brilliant opening sequence that is. A murder committed by a calm and

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Eko – slow burn thriller supported by strong writing

Official Trailer:  Writer Bahul Ramesh asks an interesting question, is it protection or restriction, and then builds a wonderful mystery story around it. To expand the question, Kuriachan asks what do we train the dogs for, protection or restriction of the people? The question applies not just to people but also to the dogs. We get Eko from the same creative team that gave us Kishkindha Kaandam. In Kishkindha Kaandam

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Rifle Club – A fun ride

Official Trailer: It takes around 15mts to figure out what the team – director, writer, and the actors – is going after. They are having fun within the movie, and you can get on the insane ride if you succeed to get into their wavelength. Rifle Club is stylishly made with colorful characters, excellent performances, tangy background score. And then tons of bullets, from antique to modern guns. Plot is

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Fast Cuts – Kishkindha Kaandam – a satisfying mystery thriller

Official Trailer: Similar to Koozhangal, director Dinjith Ayyathan puts us in the middle of action. A couple is in registrar office to get their marriage registered. There is no introduction about the couples or the guy who stands outside the registrar office. Then the husband Ajay, played by Asif Ali, gets a call. It is election time and licensed holders have to surrender their guns. His father Appupillai, played by

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Brahmayugam – A solid psychological folklore horror

Official Trailer: Director Rahul Sadasivan in his debut movie Bhoothakalam made us sit up and take notice of him. Bhoothakalam is a well-made horror genre movie that kept us guessing whether the protagonists are hallucinating because of their state of mind or encountering supernatural powers. Rahul Sadavisan scores another ace with his second outing Brahmayugam. I would say he is one of the handful of directors from Kollywood and Mollywood

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Manjummel Boys – A well-crafted survival thriller

Official Trailer: Malayalam film industry has kick started 2024 on a high. In span of two months, we have Malaikottai Vaaliban, Brahmayugam, and now Manjummel Boys. We can be lenient and add Kaathal – The Core (released November 2023) to the list. All different genre movies. What is common between them is the high confidence on the content, writing, and bold film making. Manjummel Boys is based on a true

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Kaathal The Core – a movie that will stay with you for a long time

Official Trailer: [SPOILERS AHEAD …] There are lots of similarities between The Great Indian Kitchen (TGIK) and Kaathal – The Core. Other than the fact that both are from the same director, Jeo Baby. Focus of these two movies is about love and freedom, but TGIK is an angrier version about lack of love and oppression in a marriage. There is more love in Kaathal, there is no anger, and

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Fast Cuts – Kannur Squad, Ayothi

Two movies. One packages a good cinema while giving space to the heroisms. Second one fails to impress as a cinema but scores in tugging our hearts with its core message of humanity. Ayothi: Ignore the flaws this is a movie highly needed for the current India we live in 👏 Looking at the name I feared the movie is a Saami Padam, a movie about God. What a pleasant

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Iratta – Minor flaws aside, a satisfying thriller with a gut-wrenching climax

Official Trailer: Iratta is a solid directorial debut by Rohit M.G.Krishnan. He knew he has a great story to tell in his hand and that confidence shows in his direction. We have seen so many movies with twins as protagonists. When we think we have run out of ideas, we get Iratta with its fresh spin with twins. It is a police procedural drama bookended with a strong opening stretch,

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Fast Cuts – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, Gatta Kusthi, The Teacher

A movie comes with a new template, well received and that sets a trend for similar movies. Most of the times it is not the movie we wish. A movie like Kadaisi Vivasayi or Aandavan Kattalai doesn’t set a trend even though those two are well made cinemas. But a successful Kanchana opens the door for similar ghost / supernatural movies that falls under comedy-horror genre, but horror-torture for the

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